You’re cordially invited to attend our upcoming Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon on Tuesday, February 4th.
We are excited to host Brown-Forman VP of Public Affairs, Les Fugate as our guest speaker.
Les Fugate is the Vice President Director, Public Affairs, U.S. State and Local, Canada, and Latin America for the Brown-Forman Corporation, the largest American-headquartered spirits company and among the largest global spirits companies proudly headquartered in Louisville, KY. Les directs the public policy and outreach efforts for Brown-Forman across those regions.
An accomplished former political aide, non-profit executive, and communications and public relations practitioner, he has directed numerous successful legislative campaigns and public affairs initiatives.
Prior to joining Brown-Forman, Les served Executive Vice President for a public relations and public affairs agency where he serviced clients as large as Fortune 50 corporations and as small as local non-profits. Fugate served as the chief political aide to a former Kentucky secretary of state where he directed the communications office, legislative affairs, and local elected official outreach. He also spent time as an Executive Vice-President of the Center for Rural Development.
Fugate is a Cum Laude graduate of Centre College and earned his master’s degree from Vanderbilt University where his studies concentrated on government relations, communications, and fundraising.
Les currently serves in a variety of volunteer roles most notably serving as a member of the board of directors and executive committee of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce where he serves as vice-chair of Public Affairs as well as on the board of directors of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Foundation; board of directors and executive committee and former secretary for Leadership Kentucky; board of directors, executive committee and Chairman of the Public Policy Council of GLI the metro chamber of commerce for Louisville, KY; board of directors for IMPETUS for a better Louisville; Board of Directors for the Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program and the Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program Foundation; Vice Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council for Centre College and as secretary of the board of directors and executive committee of the Kentucky Derby Festival where he has chaired several committees. He also serves as the Chair of the Government Relations Committee and as board alternate for the Kentucky Distillers Association. He previously has served on numerous boards and executive committees including the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Saving Our Appalachian Region (SOAR), the Kentucky YMCA, and numerous arts organizations across Kentucky.
Lunch will be held at The Center for Rural Development and will begin promptly at 12:00 (Noon).
https://www.brown-forman.com/